Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation

Blessed by Nancy Guthrie is a friendly and reliable guide to understanding the book of Revelation, covering its call to patient endurance and exploring its themes of judgment and salvation. It provides a solid and accessible resource for individuals and small groups, transforming personal application and focusing on what is clear and uncontroversial.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 03 May 2022
Publisher: Crossway Books

An Understandable and Reliable Guide to Revelation, authored by bestselling author and speaker Nancy Guthrie, offers a friendly yet theologically robust approach to understanding the book of Revelation. Spanning over 12 chapters, Blessed covers the entire text of Revelation, exploring its call to patient endurance as God's sovereign plans for judgment and salvation unfold in the world. Guthrie demonstrates that Revelation is less about when Jesus will return and more about who we are to be, what we are to do, and what we can expect to endure as we wait for Jesus to return and establish his kingdom in the new creation. With a friendly and engaging tone, Blessed removes the fear, intimidation, and confusion often associated with studying Revelation, providing a solid and accessible resource for individuals and small groups. The book helps readers make sense of Revelation's unique apocalyptic symbolism, visual imagery, and Old Testament allusions, offering transformative personal application. Each chapter asks and answers the question, "What does it mean to hear and keep this part of Revelation and thereby experience its promised blessing?" The book also emphasizes Revelation's call for a costly allegiance to Christ and a refusal to compromise with the world, rather than focusing on interpretive approaches and disputes.

Weight: 378g
Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433580208